Callan Park
HUD grant funding covered the entire cost of the land acquisition.Working hand-in-hand with five families in Cary, many generous people demonstrated by their actions that offering a hand up promotes self-reliance with caring. Habitat Wake is proud to have facilitated bringing together the families, businesses, faith groups, civic groups, volunteers, donors, architects and planners who built five homes in Callan Park.
With the concept of single family homes attached only by a storage unit, Habitat Wake used a modest parcel of land to build five homes in Cary. In March 2007, Habitat supporters joined the five families to dedicate these homes. 21 sponsors and 24 volunteer groups helped build these homes on Callan Park Lane. A few photos:
Project Partners
The Town of Cary has been an important financial partner for more than 15 years and has enabled Habitat Wake to build 37 homes in Cary (including these five new homes).
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A message from Woody Yates, Executive Director: While Money Magazine has recognized Cary as one of the most desirable places to live in the U.S. - those of us who live here already know what a wonderful community it is. Cary is the number one location in Wake County that applying Habitat families request. So, Habitat Wake is pleased to have responded to the need for affordable housing in Cary and to make this great community available to all people through opportunities for first-time homeownership.
A key partner in this project, the Town of Cary provided funding of $205,000 through a Community Development Block Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Grants and loans from local municipalities significantly increase Habitat Wake's capacity to build more houses because the funding helps purchase property and install the necessary utility infrastructure for development to begin.
Another important partner in this project was Planworx Architecture. This group of talented professionals balanced creativity, functionality and value to produce this incredible, high-quality design. Using the concept of single family homes attached only by a storage unit, Habitat Wake has been able to use a modest parcel of land to build five homes. As a national housing production leader among urban Habitat for Humanity affiliates, Habitat Wake is excited to have explored this new concept for building. In the future, this flexibility of design will enable Habitat Wake to continue growing our capacity to build more houses for hardworking, deserving families here in Wake County.
Homes in Callan Park House Sponsors
Thank you to the following 21 house sponsors who celebrated with five families at the dedication of their homes in early March 2007:
PLATINUM SPONSORS
- Credit Suisse
- John Wieland Homes
SILVER SPONSORS
- Jeff and Kristi Janssen
- Lord Corporation
BRONZE SPONSORS
- Apex United Methodist Church
- Bass, Nixon, Kennedy
- Cary Central Rotary Club
- Cary - Kildaire Rotary Club
- Cary - MacGregor Rotary Club
- Cary - Page Rotary Club
- Cary Rotary Club
- First United Methodist Church, Cary
- Hope Chapel
- Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church
- Macedonia United Methodist Church
- Rotary Club of Morrisville
- Siemens Corporation
- St. Francis United Methodist Church
- St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church
- White Plains United Methodist Church
PARTNER
- Biegger Custom Homes
House Sponsors Since 1985
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County was founded in 1985 and completed its first home in 1986. In August 2006 we laid the foundation on the 300th Habitat home in Wake County! Partnerships are the key to increasing Habitat Wake's housing productivity and placing hardworking families into homes they can afford. Please review our growing list of Habitat House Sponsors.
